The Killing of Harith Augustus

The Killing of Harith Augustus displays in a series of videos racially motivated police violence in Chicago. It shows an incident in the South Shore neighbourhood of Chicago in which an officer shot Augustus to death during a so-called ‘investigatory stop’ carried out by five police officers. FA analysed the ‘split second’―a temporal ‘state of exception’ in which many people of colour are killed by police forces―that led to Augustus’ killing, using six different temporal lenses that include available urban data and surveillance footage. Through the combination of documentary, testimonials, and visual analysis, FA examines how this act of police violence was motivated by structural and racialised bias. The investigation resulted in a series of legal motions against the Chicago police. FA chose to display this project in Palestine to point out links between the militarised policing practices used against black communities in America and the daily experiences of Palestinians as they are being policed by Israeli forces.

25 January - 2 April 2020, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Ramallah. Exhibition with public seminars and workshops of FA members with human-rights and legal groups in Palestine. Co-curated by Yazid Anani and Shourideh C. Molavi.